Declaration (')
by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the definition of the term 'nationals'
In view of the entry into force of the British Nationality Act 1981, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland makes the follow- ing Declaration which will replace, as from 1 January 1983, that made at the time of signature of the Treaty of Accession by the United Kingdom to the European Communities:
'As to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the terms "nationals", "nationals of Member States" or "nationals of Member States and overseas countries and territories" wherever used in the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community or the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Com- munity or in any of the Community acts deriving
from those Treaties, are to be understood to refer
to:
(a) British citizens;
(b) persons who are British subjects by virtue of Part IV of the British Nationality Act 1981 and who have the right of abode in the United Kingdom and are therefore exempt from United Kingdom immigration control;
(c) British Dependent Territories citizens who acquire their citizenship from a connection with Gibraltar.'
The reference in Article 6 of the third Protocol to the Act of Accession of 22 January 1972, on the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, to any citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies' is to be understood as referring to 'any British citizen'.
Declarations
on the economic and industrial development of Ireland
At the 6th Ministerial Meeting in the negotiations between the Community and Ireland, held on 19 Octo- ber 1971, Mr A. Moro, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic, made, on behalf of the Com- munity delegation, the declaration appearing under I hereinafter.
Mr P. J. Hillery, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland, replied, on behalf of the Irish delegation, with the dec- laration appearing under II hereinafter.
1.
Declaration made by Mr A. Moro, Minister for For- eign Affairs of the Italian Republic on behalf of the Community delegation
I
1. The Irish delegation has stressed that the Irish Government is faced with serious economic and social imbalances of a regional and structural nature. This delegation has stated that these imbalances should be remedied in order to achieve a degree of harmonization
() EDITORIAL NOTE:
This Declaration which appears in the OJ of the EC No C 23 of 28 January 1983 has replaced, from 1 January 1983, that which was made at the time of signature of the Treaty concerning the accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the European Com- munities.
consistent with the objectives of the Community and particularly with the realization of economic and monetary union. The Irish delegation has asked the Community to undertake to employ its means to sup- port the Irish Government's programmes aimed at eli- minating these imbalances and to take full account of Ireland's special problems in this field in the develop- ment of a major Community regional policy at a later date.
2. The Irish delegation has submitted documents to the Community delegation indicating the general direc- tion and the instruments of the Irish regional pro- grammes. The Irish delegation has also explained how the Irish exporting industries are supported by tax relief. In this respect it is also a question of measures the aim of which is to do away with economic and social imbalances by the development of industry.
II
The Community delegation emphasizes in this con- nection that as follows from the Preamble to the Treaty of Rome the essential objectives of the Com- munity consist in the constant improvement of the liv- ing and working conditions of the peoples of the Mem-
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